The Republican journal., 1887-12-01
Oak Grove Seminary-An Appeal for Aid.

The committee having charge of Oak Grove
Seminary have, since the fires solicited and dis
tributed among the teachers and pupils who srf
fercd most severely, more than seven hundred
doilars This, too, when they are making every
ehort to raise sufficient funds to enable them to
begin work on the new buildings early in the
spring. such iiberality Is truly commendahlc and
speaks well for the Quaker principles of which
lhls school Is an exponent. We trust Il generous
pubic Will respond literally to the following call
for MD, and that the ten thousand dollars needed
will be speedily secured:
AN APPEAL FOR OAK GROVE SEMINARY To
former teachers and pupils and to all friends of
Oak Grove Seminary once more we ur, cnnnn,
led by the burning OF our beautiful buiiiin~s ,n
appeal for aid. The circumstances of inc fires
nave been faithfully given by the papers, hence it
IS not necessary for us To dwell upon them. We
belleve, however, that 1t is not best neither have,
we any right, to give way to ,liscouragement The
school must be rebuilt 1t Is being continued ut
present IN Greenwood Hall, at the village In
spite or the two fires and all the confusion and
encouragement resulting thcrefrom, seventy. five
pupils are in attendance We propose 10 COM.
p'cte the schoo year i'll our present Quarters and
our seniors will graduate in the spring AS usual
inc growth of the school for the last three years
mas been very rapid. The catalogue for the last
year shows pupils in attendance from six different
States and one from Nova Scotia. Twenty nine
different towns in Maine were represented it,
average attcn;ince for the last year reached near
~ one hundred. The outlook at the opening of the
present year was peculiarly encouraging Ninety
two pupils were enrolled and enough other anil
cations had been accepted to have swelled the at
tendance to more than one hundred. In the face
or the past record of the school and the place ii
now hoNs In the confidence OF the public, it does
not seem right to allow its influence and a,Ivan.
taSes TO be withdrawn from this part of New Eu.r
land. Seven thousand dollars of Insurance money
nave been received, and the town of Nassalhoro
mas voted two thousand dollars To aid in the re-
building In addition TO the above sums ten thor
SAND dollars are needed to complete and furnish
new buildings. One of the former pupils now a
merchant In New York, has headed the subscrip-
ton with two hundred and fifty dollars Concern
ing his donation he says 81 do no. feel that this
Is GIT but simply part payment of the debt
winch owe to that institution. believe il to be
the duty of each one of her children now in her
time OF need to rally around her, and to give lib
orally that generations in the pres, MT and future
may be benefited by her influence as we have been
in the past"
Let this spirit be manifested by all, and let
there be a prompt and liberal response that the
means may be secured which will enable the
building operations to commence at the earliest
possible day. All contributions may he sent to
Joseph T.. Briggs, Treasurer, Winthrop Centre or
TO Chas III. Jones' Principal. Nassalboro, Maine